(under subclass 23) Method for fabricating or manufacturing an electrical conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves a vacuum or fluent.
(1) Note. For original placement of a patent within this subclass it is not necessary that the electrode structure itself be produced by an assembly step provided that an assembly step is claimed in the fabrication or manufacture of the lamp or discharge device.
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29+, for methods of mounting electrodes.
46+, for methods of making electrodes without any assembly operation.
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313, Electric Lamp and Discharge Devices, 326+, for electrode and shield structures.